Charging 505

PDS · 08-24-2009, 09:40 PM

Hi guys

I was in hospital all last week and decided to just take my iphone to read on and left my 505 at home. Well I tried to turn it on today and its dead so I am USB charging it.

So far its still dead there is nothing not even the charging symbol. Could it be that the battery is so flat that its just going to take a long time, or do you think its seriously dead?

My daughter has a PSP so I can try that to charge it but I will have to wait for her to come home from school as Im not upto wading through her bedroom looking fot it lol

Thoughts please? (please dont tell me its gone for ever)

Dawn

SolRaven · 08-24-2009, 09:49 PM

Is your computer on while you're charging it? If not it won't charge.

PDS · 08-24-2009, 09:53 PM

Hi, yes its on and still nothing is happening.

lilac_jive · 08-24-2009, 09:58 PM

Wait until your daughter gets home and let it stay plugged in on the PSP charger for a while (several hours at least). I've heard of this happening, just be patient

PDS · 08-24-2009, 10:01 PM

ok thanks, will give it a go, am trying not to panic lol

lilac_jive · 08-24-2009, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PDS

ok thanks, will give it a go, am trying not to panic lol

Don't panic just yet

It takes a while if the battery is fully drained to get it working. You can tell it's charging (usually) though by looking at the light at the top by the power slider.

PDS · 08-24-2009, 10:10 PM

Ok so I took my poor surgically chopped up body into the pig sty my demon teenager calls a bedroom and had a good rummage, PSP charger found, plugged into 505 and charging light is on.

Waiting ............ fingers crossed

Dawn

lilac_jive · 08-24-2009, 10:11 PM

Well if the charging light is on, I wouldn't worry too much

SolRaven · 08-24-2009, 10:17 PM

You should be able to use it if the charging light is on and you're using a psp charger. When my 700 starts dying from using the lights I just plug it in while I'm reading. You can't do that w/ the usb port, but you can with the a/c adapter.

PDS · 08-24-2009, 11:06 PM

Its working now, I had to do a re-set then it came on and I can read whilst charing. Thanks for your comments.

Dawn

SolRaven · 08-24-2009, 11:22 PM

Awesome PDS! Enjoy your reading!

Xiaopanda · 08-24-2009, 11:24 PM

For future reference: Most readers will not charge Via USB port from PC if the battery is totally drained. I have no idea why this is, but it's true of even most phones.....

lcbannon · 08-26-2009, 05:23 PM

Actually I did have a totally dead one and left it plugged in to USB no lights came of nothing- left it for about 2-3 hours came back tried turning it on to get a light and got one, then left it plugged in rest of day and it was just fine.

My heart was in throat for a while tho.

DrMoze · 08-26-2009, 07:07 PM

PSP chargers (separate wall/car chargers, or a PSP power/data cable) are far preferable than the usb slot for charging any Reader. (If I had a nickel for every time I posted this, I think I could buy a new 600!

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08-24-2009, 09:40 PM	#1
PDS Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Austalia Device: Sony PRS-505, Dell Mini 9, I-Phone	Charging 505 Hi guys I was in hospital all last week and decided to just take my iphone to read on and left my 505 at home. Well I tried to turn it on today and its dead so I am USB charging it. So far its still dead there is nothing not even the charging symbol. Could it be that the battery is so flat that its just going to take a long time, or do you think its seriously dead? My daughter has a PSP so I can try that to charge it but I will have to wait for her to come home from school as Im not upto wading through her bedroom looking fot it lol Thoughts please? (please dont tell me its gone for ever) Dawn

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08-24-2009, 09:49 PM	#2
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	Is your computer on while you're charging it? If not it won't charge.

08-24-2009, 09:53 PM	#3
PDS Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Austalia Device: Sony PRS-505, Dell Mini 9, I-Phone	Hi, yes its on and still nothing is happening.

08-24-2009, 09:58 PM	#4
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Wait until your daughter gets home and let it stay plugged in on the PSP charger for a while (several hours at least). I've heard of this happening, just be patient

08-24-2009, 10:01 PM	#5
PDS Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Austalia Device: Sony PRS-505, Dell Mini 9, I-Phone	ok thanks, will give it a go, am trying not to panic lol

08-24-2009, 10:10 PM	#7
PDS Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Austalia Device: Sony PRS-505, Dell Mini 9, I-Phone	Ok so I took my poor surgically chopped up body into the pig sty my demon teenager calls a bedroom and had a good rummage, PSP charger found, plugged into 505 and charging light is on. Waiting ............ fingers crossed Dawn

08-24-2009, 10:11 PM	#8
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Well if the charging light is on, I wouldn't worry too much

08-24-2009, 10:17 PM	#9
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	You should be able to use it if the charging light is on and you're using a psp charger. When my 700 starts dying from using the lights I just plug it in while I'm reading. You can't do that w/ the usb port, but you can with the a/c adapter.

08-24-2009, 11:06 PM	#10
PDS Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Austalia Device: Sony PRS-505, Dell Mini 9, I-Phone	Its working now, I had to do a re-set then it came on and I can read whilst charing. Thanks for your comments. Dawn

08-24-2009, 11:22 PM	#11
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	Awesome PDS! Enjoy your reading!

08-24-2009, 11:24 PM	#12
Xiaopanda Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 1290 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	For future reference: Most readers will not charge Via USB port from PC if the battery is totally drained. I have no idea why this is, but it's true of even most phones.....

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08-26-2009, 05:23 PM	#13
lcbannon Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony PRS 505	Actually I did have a totally dead one and left it plugged in to USB no lights came of nothing- left it for about 2-3 hours came back tried turning it on to get a light and got one, then left it plugged in rest of day and it was just fine. My heart was in throat for a while tho.

08-26-2009, 07:07 PM	#14
DrMoze Booknut Posts: 860 Karma: 2852 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida! Device: Sony Reader 500/505/300/350, Nook Glowlight Plus (6")	PSP chargers (separate wall/car chargers, or a PSP power/data cable) are far preferable than the usb slot for charging any Reader. (If I had a nickel for every time I posted this, I think I could buy a new 600! )